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Captain_AJ · 10-08-17, 04:25 PM

Does anyone re call that there was a method of intercepting convoys when they are over 552 nm from your boat . I re-cal that there was a post about that subject and I cannot find that . if anyone can re-cal that post here I would greatly apprecaite that help in locating this .. thanks for your help

fireftr18 · 10-08-17, 06:44 PM

Plot an intercept course. Just remember with that distance, it's subject to large errors.

Rockin Robbins · 10-08-17, 07:08 PM

In my experience convoys that far away are just reports. Usually they are erroneous reports and you just spend enormous amounts of time and fuel to not find anything. Ultra reports can be given more credibility but I only chase them if they're less than 12 hours away.

Pisces · 10-10-17, 10:32 AM

500+ NM seems like a long shot indeed. But it would depend on how fast the target is moving along his course. And how many curve-balls the campaign designer put into the unit waypoint-scripting. If the contact is bobbing along a 1 kts forward speed towards you then your sub should be able to close the distance in reasonable time at max speed. But realistically?

[EDIT] My reasoning is that by going (really) slow, the uncertain location of the target (due to it's course uncertainty mainly) is still relatively confined. Within 24 hours this should still fit inside hydrophone coverage. If it moves along at a regular transit speed the uncertain course cone disperses out to a wide arc. Obviously the latter is more likely encountered.

propbeanie · 10-10-17, 11:39 AM

... and if in FotRSU, the "time" factor of when the report comes in varies significantly from report to report. The Time Compression you're using at the time of the report coming in can really throw things off. Add to that, some are immediate reports, some are a day old or more. We haven't begun to attempt to emulate an "Ultra" system, other than what AOTD_MadMax had.

10-08-17, 04:25 PM	#1
Captain_AJ Crusty Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 648 Downloads: 324 Uploads: 0	Need help Does anyone re call that there was a method of intercepting convoys when they are over 552 nm from your boat . I re-cal that there was a post about that subject and I cannot find that . if anyone can re-cal that post here I would greatly apprecaite that help in locating this .. thanks for your help __________________ Captain AJ

10-08-17, 06:44 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,526 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Plot an intercept course. Just remember with that distance, it's subject to large errors. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

10-08-17, 07:08 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	In my experience convoys that far away are just reports. Usually they are erroneous reports and you just spend enormous amounts of time and fuel to not find anything. Ultra reports can be given more credibility but I only chase them if they're less than 12 hours away. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-10-17, 10:32 AM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	500+ NM seems like a long shot indeed. But it would depend on how fast the target is moving along his course. And how many curve-balls the campaign designer put into the unit waypoint-scripting. If the contact is bobbing along a 1 kts forward speed towards you then your sub should be able to close the distance in reasonable time at max speed. But realistically? [EDIT] My reasoning is that by going (really) slow, the uncertain location of the target (due to it's course uncertainty mainly) is still relatively confined. Within 24 hours this should still fit inside hydrophone coverage. If it moves along at a regular transit speed the uncertain course cone disperses out to a wide arc. Obviously the latter is more likely encountered. Last edited by Pisces; 10-10-17 at 12:23 PM.

10-10-17, 11:39 AM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	... and if in FotRSU, the "time" factor of when the report comes in varies significantly from report to report. The Time Compression you're using at the time of the report coming in can really throw things off. Add to that, some are immediate reports, some are a day old or more. We haven't begun to attempt to emulate an "Ultra" system, other than what AOTD_MadMax had. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna